EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams is no longer represented by Independent Talent Group, his long-time literary agent, following the publication of sexual misconduct allegations.
Walliams has been represented by Independent Talent’s Paul Stevens for the best part of two decades, but his profile was scrubbed from the agency’s website after being live as recently as Monday, November 9. The agency confirmed to Deadline that he has been dropped.
It follows ITV News and The Guardian publishing allegations that Walliams used his celebrity to prey on women as young as 15, making contact with them through work, including on Britain’s Got Talent, to pursue them for sexual purposes.
Deadline has contacted Walliams’ legal representatives for comment. He has strongly denied wrongdoing. “I am not a sexual predator… I have not broken the law,” Walliams told ITV News. “I am devastated that some of the women I met ten to twenty years ago have now expressed hurt or anger towards me.”
An Independent Talent Group (ITG) spokesperson said: “ITG is deeply disturbed by the allegations concerning David Walliams. Our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected. We are no longer representing him in any capacity.”
ITG agent Stevens was responsible for brokering Walliams’ long and lucrative partnership with HarperCollins, which published books including The Boy in the Dress and Gangsta Granny. HarperCollins dropped the author last year and halted the publication of his back catalog following accusations about his behavior being published in The Daily Telegraph.
Deadline revealed in September that talent agency YMU was no longer actively representing Walliams and his profile had been removed from the agency’s website.
Walliams fought to prevent ITV News and The Guardian from publishing the joint investigation into his behavior on the basis that it could lead to his suicide, but lost his bid for an injunction last week. During a court hearing on the injunction, Walliams’ lawyers revealed that he had made two attempts to take his life because of the allegations.
Independent Talent Group is one of the UK’s most established agencies. The company represents stars including Jodie Comer, Claire Foy, and David Tennant.